Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System

Industrial Production and Capacity Utilization - G.17

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Release Date: March 17, 2017

Table 6 Diffusion Indexes of Industrial Production

Percent
Year Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec.
 
One Month Earlier
2015 42.8 44.1 54.5 49.5 50.8 47.5 57.9 50.5 41.1 56.2 48.8 51.5
2016 52.5 51.0 45.0 47.0 53.7 52.2 52.2 45.7 55.7 61.4 47.7 50.3
2017 60.4
 
Three Months Earlier
2015 54.8 41.1 43.1 49.2 53.2 47.8 54.2 56.5 51.5 54.2 48.5 50.2
2016 50.8 52.3 46.2 41.6 43.6 51.5 56.2 50.2 56.9 55.4 58.0 56.4
2017 55.7
 
Six Months Earlier
2015 56.2 51.5 53.8 52.8 45.2 45.5 51.5 55.9 55.9 54.8 50.8 54.8
2016 48.2 48.2 46.2 41.8 49.3 49.2 53.5 48.2 57.9 59.9 58.5 60.5
2017 58.7

Note: The diffusion indexes are calculated as the percentage of series that increased over the indicated
span (one, three, or six months) plus one-half the percentage that were unchanged.


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Last update: March 17, 2017